Published 2 years ago

'Tiger King' Joe Exotic set for resentencing in Oklahoma

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Joseph Maldonado-Passage is in federal prison after a murder-for-hire plot. He was originally sentenced to 22 years in prison, but an appeals court ruled last year that the proper sentencing range was 17 1/2 years. His attorneys are asking a judge for a downward departure in the hopes that he could be released from prison.

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Associated Press News

‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic resentenced to 21 years in prison

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison on Friday, reducing his punishment by just a year despite pleas from the former zookeeper for leniency as he begins treatment for cancer.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

'Tiger King' Joe Exotic set for resentencing in Oklahoma

“Tiger King” Joe Exotic is headed to a federal courtroom Friday for a resentencing hearing

2 years ago·United States

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CBS Local

Resentencing Hearing For 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic Happens Today In Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The former Oklahoma zookeeper known as the “Tiger King” Joe Exotic is scheduled to be resentenced by a federal judge on Friday. The move comes after an appeals court ruled last year that the prison term he’s serving on a murder-for-hire conviction should be shortened.Although supporters of Joe Exotic — whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage — are seeking his release from prison, it’s unlikely because federal …

2 years ago·United States

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Evening Standard

Tiger King star Joe Exotic set for resentencing in Oklahoma

Tiger King star Joe Exotic is set to get a new sentence in Oklahoma after an appeals court ruled to shorten his prison term for a murder-for-hire conviction.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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HuffPost

‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic To Hear His Fate On Shortened Sentence

The former zookeeper was sentenced to 22 years in prison after he was convicted of trying to hire two different men to kill animal welfare activist Carole Baskin.

2 years ago·United States

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Star Tribune

'Tiger King' Joe Exotic set for resentencing in Oklahoma

A federal judge is set to decide a new sentence Friday for "Tiger King" Joe Exotic after an appeals court ruled last year that the prison term he's serving on a murder-for-hire conviction should be shortened.

2 years ago·Minneapolis, United States

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